2020 Bahrain Grand Prix

2020 Bahrain Grand Prix
Race 15 of 17[a] in the 2020 Formula One World Championship
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A map of the Sakhir circuit, which runs clockwise and has 15 turns
Race details[1][2]
Date 29 November 2020
Official name Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2020
Location Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.412 km (3.363 miles)
Distance 57 laps, 308.238 km (191.530 miles)
Weather Clear
Attendance 0[b]
Pole position
Driver
Mercedes
Time 1:27.264
Fastest lap
Driver Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda
Time 1:32.014 on lap 48
Podium
First
Mercedes
Second
Red Bull Racing-Honda
Third
Red Bull Racing-Honda
Lap leaders

The 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2020) was a Formula One motor race that took place over 57 laps on 29 November 2020 on the 'Grand Prix Circuit' configuration at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain.[1] The race was the fifteenth round of the 2020 Formula One World Championship. It was the sixteenth time that the Bahrain Grand Prix has been run as a round of the Formula One World Championship.

This race was the first of two back to back Formula One races scheduled to be held in Bahrain. The second race, named the Sakhir Grand Prix, took place at the same venue on 6 December, but was held on a different circuit layout.[3][4][5]

The race was suspended for eighty minutes following a serious accident involving Romain Grosjean, which resulted in his Haas VF-20 splitting in two and catching fire. Grosjean escaped with second degree burns on his hands. Grosjean did not participate in the final two races of the season due to his injuries and left Formula One for the IndyCar Series at the end of the season, making this race his last in Formula One. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the race from pole position ahead of Red Bull Racing teammates Max Verstappen and Alexander Albon. The race was the last of the season to be won by a Mercedes driver; the final two races at Sakhir and Abu Dhabi were won by Sergio Pérez and Max Verstappen respectively.


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  4. ^ "F1 confirms final 2020 races with Turkey return and Bahrain double". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  5. ^ "F1 to use outer Bahrain 'oval' layout for second grand prix". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 30 November 2020.